Chapter 440 (1/2)

Helcrown was floating about in a very unique dimension. It was impossible to tell up from down, left from right. The gloomy darkness harkens back to outer space, but it was not as dark as the void. A faint light was radiating from somewhere, but no one knew exactly where.

There was a brief loss of gravity as Helcrown made the jump, and it was quickly restored by the massive gravity spell matrix beneath the city. The spell matrix was only hastily created when the city first disappeared into the other dimension. Thankfully, the mages were no slouch and it was their diligence that prevent the city from losing gravitational control all together. The casualties would have been staggering if not for them.

“So… This is the other dimension?” Y’zaks looked on curiously as he stood on the tower complex. “The space has some sort of energy within, and some stray radiation… seems like space, but there’s many other things as well.”

“We were thrown her during the dimensional storm.” Y’lisabet strained her neck as she looked up to her mountain sized dad. It sure was difficult for the little demon to speak to her father. “There was only a thin layer of atmosphere outside, so we almost lost our air supply. Thankfully the warning spells noticed the change in air currents and thought we were under the attack of the forbidden ‘Void Hell’ attack, and thus deploying the barrier at moment’s notice. I wouldn’t dare to imagine the number of dead if it wasn’t for that.”

“Then the elves and dark elves worked together to create a greenhouse of sorts, and that ensured our supply of breathable air.” Zadamor had also made his way to the terrace and joined the conversation. “That also temporary solved our food supply issues. With the supplies in reserve, we did not had to worry too much about it. The first three months was spent trying to figure out how do we survive in this other dimension. We had to be vigilant against air leakage, measured the radiation, made sure that we recycled everything possible and to guide the city against colliding into any foreign objects. We then finally found a way to leave the place. Thankfully, my lord, you had been studying the mysteries of space, and we were able to adapt to the living conditions here.”

“Only the Demon King’s Army could survive here.” Y’zaks smiled. “Aside from us, who would have thought of living in outer space?”

Hao Ren was still thinking about the demonic host back on the Shattered Plains. He looked up towards Y’zaks. “Say… you think those fools we left behind had started fighting already?”

As he said, Hao Ren felt a sense of schadenfreude; he also never thought that a ‘good-natured’ guy like Y’zaks could be such a scheming bastard. He had purposely engaged in worthless banter with Serathon and Banuklaak to buy time, until the Allied Army had arrived. The moment the two armies see each other, he coolly turned around and left the two parties to fight it out. What a bastard…

It was no wonder why Y’zaks could run rampant for hundreds of years. Anyone with just brawn, even with space age technology would’ve been overthrown long ago. It seems like he used very underhanded move available to him during his reign. Any king worth his salt would have kept a few daggers hidden for when it matters most; although most of us would simply just call it repression.

But Y’zaks unexpectedly shook his head. “No, Serathon is a smart guy. He can’t tell how much power we have, and now he have this puzzle on why Helcrown could appear and disappear at will, so he would conserve his strength, and avoid combat with the Allied Army. As for the Allied Army… hmm… two out of the six present are scheming bastards as well, so they would not fight. Of course, there’s no telling how much damage the retreat would inflict, as both had to guard against each other.”

“Meh, that sucks.” Hao Ren sighed.

“Well, I don’t care if they want to fight or not.” Y’zaks shrugged. “I’ve no interest in those land crawlers anymore.”

As he finished, Y’zaks returned into his human form and left the terrace. “Feel free to do whatever you want. I’ll go back to the generator room. I’m still worried about that ball thing.”

Lily heard it was free-and-easy now, and with a cheer she jumped down from the tower. “I’m going on an adventure AWOOOO~~~~~”

Vivian immediately facepalmed before taking flight. “I’ll look after that idiot.”

Wuyue looked around here. The Siren had half the mind to explore the wondrous city, but she still wanted to enjoy the scenery on the tower. After demurring for a bit she waved at Hao Ren, “Mr Landlord, get me a tub of water, I’ll soak with Lil Pea here to enjoy the view.”

Hao Ren then pulled out a huge tub of water for Wuyue to soak herself. He also threw Lil Pea into the tub to let the little rascal have her fun. He then mumbled, “Why does this feel like I’m rearing fishes, and need to change the water every now and then…. Keep an eye on Lil Pea, don’t let her chew a hole in the tub!”

Hao Ren noticed that something was staring at him as he spoke and he turned around to look at the source of the stare. It was Y’lisabet. The little demon did not tag along with her dad, but instead stayed behind to observe the group of strangers. The bratty demon stood just about two meters away from Hao Ren as she stared at him, almost as if she was measuring the latter. Curiosity beamed through the crimson eyes of hers.

While the girl staring at him was indeed a cute little doll, but Hao Ren was uncomfortable with the intense gaze, and broke the silence. “There’s something on me?”